Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran

Melody and phonetic functions and its conceptual implication in understanding the Holy Quran

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Sayedmahi Rahmati
Assistant Professor and Member of the Faculty of Theology (Quran and , Hadith Sciences), Gonbad Kavous University, Gonbad Kavous, Iran
10.22034/sshq.2024.186780
Abstract
Correct understanding and familiarity with the Holy Quran, as a motivation rooted in the words of revelation and the life of religious elders, requires ability in many fields of knowledge, centered on Islamic and literary sciences. Meanwhile, some interpreters have analyzed the meaning of Khatam's miracle by using special but effective methods. Tanqim, or the use of rhythm and melody of words in reading and measuring the meaning of Quranic verses, is one of these methods. This is despite the fact that according to some, the phonetic-implicational use of melody in the Arabic language and, accordingly, the language of the Qur'an, is a new issue and has no history. The issue that prompted the present library research to identify the phonetic types and functions and the conceptual implications of melody in the interpretation of the Qur'an by describing and analyzing some verses of God's words. The present study found that there is an amazing order and coherence between the words of the Holy Quran and the meanings behind them. The songs and melodies of the verses of the Qur'an, in addition to their ability to have a wonderful effect and pleasing to the ears, have a complete connection with the concepts they contain, and the accuracy in their application becomes the basis for association and better understanding of the themes and intentions of the divine verses. Good consideration and careful attention to the consistency and stability of the phonetic and semantic system of the Holy Qur'an, which is the result of distinguishing between the ruling authorities of the word and the precision in choosing the song and melody that fits it in the monotonous three tones and intonation, upward and downward, is an efficient approach in understanding the Holy Quran and human beings with the words of God.
Keywords
Quran recitation
Quran interpretation
melody
conceptual implication
phonetic function

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Stylistics Studies of the Holy Quran
Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 14
Eighth year the first number. fourteenth in a row. Spring and Summer 2024
April 2024
Pages 168-191

  • Receive Date 28 September 2023
  • Revise Date 21 November 2023
  • Accept Date 02 January 2024
  • Publish Date 20 March 2024